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5:50 PM ET, March 18, 2008

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OBAMA SPEECH IN FULL: A MORE PERFECT UNION  —  “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”  —  Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy.
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Charles Murray / The Corner:
Have I missed the competition?  —  I read the various posts here on “The Corner,” mostly pretty ho-hum or critical about Obama's speech.  Then I figured I'd better read the text (I tried to find a video of it, but couldn't).  I've just finished.  Has any other major American politician ever …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Speech  —  Alas, I cannot give a more considered response right now as I have to get on the road.  But I do want to say that this searing, nuanced, gut-wrenching, loyal, and deeply, deeply Christian speech is the most honest speech on race in America in my adult lifetime.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Full Text Of Obama's Big Race Speech: A Big Break With Political Precedent  —  We have a full transcript of Obama's big race speech for you after the jump.  He's set to deliver it in Philadelphia within moments.  —  Reading it, you can't escape the fact that in various ways it represents …
Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Bargain  —  Geraldine Ferraro may have had sinister motives when she said that Barack Obama would not be “in his position” as a frontrunner but for his race.  Possibly she was acting as Hillary Clinton's surrogate.  Or maybe she was simply befuddled by this new reality …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA'S BIG SPEECH  —  From Chuck Todd and Mark Murray  —  *** Obama's big speech: The last time a top presidential candidate gave an important speech on a sensitive topic was last December, when Mitt Romney talked about American faith.  His speech drew favorable reviews …
Discussion: MyDD and Trailhead
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Obama's Lies  —  Not so much lies as a sort of slippery sleight-of-mouth.  I'm starting to really dislike Obama. … Segregation was not “the law of the land” in the 1950s.  It was the law in a minority of states. … If, as Obama seems to be claiming, those are the sentiments …
The New Republic:
Todd Gitlin Reviews Obama's Speech  —  We reached out to several friends of the magazine to respond to Obama's big speech in Philadelphia today.  Here's what Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University, had to say.  —  This speech was a triumph on so many levels …
Discussion: The Corner
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:
MoveOn Move In  —  Obama's speech was thoughtful, powerful, and to many will be persuasive.  But on behalf of what exactly has this persuasive power been deployed?  We're being asked to adopt an attitude of relative complacency toward a man who takes just about the most radical …
The New Republic:
John McWhorter Reviews Obama's Speech
Discussion: The Corner, Eunomia and National Review
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Re: Closer to Wright?
Discussion: Power Line
Confederate Yankee:
Barack's “Race” Speech
Discussion: Hot Air and TownHall Blog
Washington Post:   Sen. Barack Obama Addresses Race at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia
Charlotte Hays / The Corner:
The Politics of Grievance  —  Obama is no longer a post-racial candidate.
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Obama tells the Best Political Team on Television: You Have a Choice
Discussion: Swampland and MoJoBlog
ABCNEWS:   Obama Calls Pastor's Remarks ‘Divisive’
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
Obama as Mortal: Blame America
Marc Ambinder:
Reflections On Obama's Speech
Discussion: THE LIBERAL JOURNAL and Bluey Blog
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Politics of Obama's Speech
Washington Post:
A McCain Gaffe in Jordan  —  AMMAN, Jordan — Sen. John McCain, traveling in the Middle East to promote his foreign policy expertise, misidentified in remarks Tuesday which broad category of Iraqi extremists are allegedly receiving support from Iran.  —  He said several times that Iran …
Marc Ambinder:
More On Imminent Death Of Michigan Primary....  This dispatch from the MIRS News Service in Michigan (no link)
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Adam Smith / The Buzz:   Times poll: Dems want primary results to count
WWJ:
Democratic Re-do Likely Won't Happen
Discussion: TalkLeft and TPM Election Central
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Pastor's Remarks Hurt Obama  —  While Most Are Unaffected By Controversy, A Third Of Those Who Have Heard About It View Obama Less Favorably  —  (CBS) A new CBS News poll finds that while most voters who have heard at least something about controversial statements …
Discussion: Hot Air and Pollster.com
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:   Clinton widens leads over Obama in Pa., poll finds
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release  —  The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 2-1/4 percent.  —  Recent information indicates that the outlook for economic activity has weakened further.  Growth in consumer spending has slowed and labor markets have softened.
 
 
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Jesse Jackson: Obama Just Turned Crisis Into Opportunity
Paul Krugman:
Shouting “fire” in a crowded theater
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“The Throw Your Grandmother Under the Bus Speech” [Rich Lowry]
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White House E-Mail Battle Heats Up
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